Extending the appeal of a 1920s home

TERENURE: A two-storey extension to this attractive pebble-dashed house on Dublin’s southside is very much in keeping with the property’s original style

TERENURE ROAD WEST was developed at different stages during the last century so the houses along the Dublin 6W road, which stretches from Terenure village to the KCR, differ.

Number 134 dates from 1927, when six matching houses were built. The current owners bought in the mid-1990s and in 2007 they renovated and extended what was a four-bedroom semi-detached house so that it now has five bedrooms, three reception rooms and 2,400sq ft (225sq m)

The two-storey extension out the back is very much in keeping with the style of the house, right down to the pebble-dashing, and it didn’t impact too greatly on the garden, which is still 40 metres long in parts, making this an attractive home for a growing family. It is for sale through Savills for €1,350,000.

It’s double-fronted and off the square-shaped hall on one side are two small, interconnecting living rooms. On the other side, what was once a garage is now a kitchen, fitted with traditional- style painted units and a granite worktop, and there’s a dining area, though it is currently fitted with a sofa and chair.

Off this is a utility room which leads into a mosaic-tiled shower room which itself opens out into the garden.

Outside, there is a hot tub on the patio. At the back of the house, in the new extension, is a fine livingroom. Upstairs, the main bedroom is at the back of the house, in the new extension, and it includes a large, smartly fitted-out en suite.

Like the livingroom directly under it, it has underfloor heating and a sophisticated lighting and sound system.

There are two more double bedrooms and two singles. Originally in these houses the bath and toilet would have been separate but during the renovation they were knocked together to create one large bathroom.

This house is in walk-in condition and its new owners probably won’t have to change a thing.

Electric timber gates shield the house from the road and the front garden is mostly gravelled to allow parking for three or four cars.